Foreskin question

[Arnabas]

I am circumcised, but my wife and I decided not to have it done to our son. He is 6 now and his foreskin still does not retract. Given that I haven't got one myself, I don't know of this is normal or not.

At what age should it be able to retract?

[vintagecarguy]

Thats normal.
Here's what the American Academy of Pediatrics says..........
Our son is not circumcised. When will his foreskin retract?

In the first several years your son's foreskin will separate from the tip of the penis. Some foreskins separate soon after birth or even before birth, but this is rare. When it happens is different for every child. It may take a few weeks, months, or years. Once this happens, the foreskin can be pulled back away from the tip of the penis. This is called foreskin retraction.

Most boys will be able to retract their foreskins by the time they are 5 years old, yet others will not be able to until the teen years. As a boy becomes more aware of his body, he will most likely discover how to retract his own foreskin. But foreskin retraction should never be forced. Until the foreskin fully separates, do not try to pull it back. Forcing the foreskin to retract before it is ready can cause severe pain, bleeding, and tears in the skin.

[Arnabas]

Great, thanks.

[6hengls6]

circumcised is better than uncut... The reason is clean and no smelly

[BlobbyBob]

circumcised is better than uncut... The reason is clean and no smelly
Well about 80% of us men in this world who do have foreskins and choose to keep them would disagree with you there. It's not difficult to retract and clean beneath, so the only smelly ones are the same guys who wouldn't clean if they were cut either, so would smell anyway.

[RalphVa]

Mine didn't retract until I was 26 years old.

[jason_boomer23]

mine never retracted, ended up having to be circumsized when i was 23 and it was agony, SO wish it had been done when i was younger

[RalphVa]

I supposedly was circumcised, but my foreskin really wouldn't fully retract until my wife and I really started having really serious sex while I was in the army.

I'm learning more about the poor state of affairs with the medical profession in small towns in Oklahoma where I grew up. The doc who did me likely didn't really know what he was doing. Good thing he didn't go too far rather than not far enough.

[6hengls6]

Actually foreskin is extra skin for male (when we r baby it's only cover our penis)...circumcised or not it's does't matter, just like human's hair if u short u look tidy and long u must be take care about it.... most ppl circumcised because of their religion or foreskin too long (advice by doctor)...:)

[John Roberts]

Actually foreskin is extra skin for male (when we r baby it's only cover our penis)...circumcised or not it's does't matter, just like human's hair if u short u look tidy and long u must be take care about it.... most ppl circumcised because of their religion or foreskin too long (advice by doctor)...:)

I don't know what type of doctor your seeing but mine never said that it was extra skin. It makes the tip more sensitive.

I was never circumcised and when my son was born he wasn't either. I showed him how to retract it and clean himself properly. It's plain and simple hygiene.

My son was 2 years old when his retracted and I was finnaly able to clean it.

Maybe your doctor can give better advice in this matter.

Extra skin now thats a new one.

[JoseO42]

I found an article in wikipedia regarding this topic. The link to the article is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forcible_retraction_of_the_foreskin

Hopefully you find the information useful. You should not try to force the foreskin of your child. You should allow nature to do it for them as they get older.